But it is believed the wave of A-list actresses coming forward to expose Weinstein, 65, and other Hollywood bosses as sex predators is a “tipping point” that will inspire victims of child abuse in Hollywood to finally name and shame their attackers.

Feldman has claimed his fellow child star Corey Haim was raped on the set of a film when he was just 11.

The Lost Boys star, who struggled with drug abuse throughout his life and died at the age of 38 in 2010, was allegedly attacked by an unidentified man on the set of 1986 film Lucas.

Feldman said: “I’m not able to name names. People are frustrated, people are angry, they want to know how is this happening, and they want answers — and they turn to me and they say, ‘Why don’t you be a man and stand up and name names and stop hiding and being a coward?'”.

“I have to deal with that, which is not pleasant, especially given the fact that I would love to name names. I’d love to be the first to do it. But unfortunately California conveniently enough has a statute of limitations that prevents that from happening.”

The extent of the abuse was laid bare in a 2014 documentary that revealed boys were raped at gunpoint and took cocaine at Hollywood parties.

The ‘Two Coreys’ appeared in a string of films, such as License To Drive

A film source in LA said: “Harvey’s case, as bad as it is, really is simply the tip of the iceberg in terms of the sexual abuse that has been rampant in Hollywood for decades.”

He added: “Paedophiles being protected in Hollywood is the film business’ worst-kept secret, and all it takes is for a case like Harvey to break it all open.

“There have been rumours ever since news about Harvey broke that a raft of Hollywood abusers are going to be named, as the victims are sick and tired of fearing the legal consequences and know it’s the right thing to do.”

There is no suggestion Weinstein is involved in a Hollywood paedophile ring.

The insider added that the scale and depravity of Hollywood child sex abuse is “more horrific than the Jimmy Savile case” that rocked British broadcasting, and would disgust the entire world if the truth came out.

In his book Coreyography, Feldman said Haim was told it was perfectly normal for older men and younger boys in the business to have sexual relations.

It was “what all the guys do”, the man reportedly told Haim before raping him in a secluded area between two trailers.

Corey Haim and Elijah Wood. Wood has compared the abuse going on in the film industry to the Jimmy Savile case

From the minute Corey Feldman met Corey Haim, as they prepared to work on the film, they were instant friends.

They already knew of each other and had competed for the same roles before.

But as they dug deeper into their friendship, a dark story began to emerge, reports News.com.au.

They were preparing to work on the cult classic when Haim confided in his friend about his sexual encounter, and suggested, “I guess we should play around like that, too?” Feldman alleged in the book.

While Tinseltown is in turmoil over the shocking revelations of sexual abuse against women by Weinstein, accusations long made famous by child actor Feldman are gaining traction as a reminder that sexual abuse is universal — and there may be bigger fish to fry.

Feldman has long said paedophilia is the biggest problem facing Hollywood.

On his reality series, The Two Coreys, which he starred in alongside Haim, the pair had a full, frank and sometimes painful discussion about the sexual abuse they both suffered as children.

It was in Coreyography, released in 2013, that Feldman alleged the darkest secret in Tinseltown was not the casting couch but a paedophilia ring that saw Feldman and Haim spiral into a life of drug addiction and despair.

When Haim died in 2010, Feldman told ABC News: “There’s one person to blame in the death of Corey Haim, and that person happens to be a Hollywood mogul.

“That person needs to be exposed but unfortunately I can’t be the one to do it.

“There was a circle of older men that surrounded themselves around this group of kids. They either had their own power or connections to great power in the entertainment industry.”

Weinstein has ‘unequivocally denied’ all allegations of non-consensual sex

Feldman has said on social media that Weinstein was not the person who molested him or Haim.

The abuse of young boys and even men in Hollywood has been described as Hollywood’s other “open secret” in the business; along with Feldman, actors Terry Crews and James Van Der Beek have tweeted about being the targets of inappropriate sexual conduct.

“I can tell you the number one problem was and is and always will be paedophilia,” Feldman told ABC News in the US.

“It’s all done under the radar. It’s the big secret. I was surrounded by them when I was 14-years-old.

The Lord Of The Rings actor Elijah Wood, 36, has also denounced “vipers” in Hollywood and compared the abuse going on in the film industry to the Jimmy Savile case.

John Cusack has accused Hollywood bosses of ageism and sexism that has turned the film business into “almost like kiddie porn”.

A 2014 documentary, An Open Secret, details how men in the now infamous Digital Entertainment Network, founded by convicted sex offender Marc Collins-Rector, threw Hollywood parties where boys were raped at gunpoint, forced to partake in mandatory skinny dipping sessions and take cocaine.

Former child star Mark Egan accused a number of Hollywood figures of being involved.

Meanwhile, the film alleged that some Hollywood agents were child abusers.

Egan dropped a lawsuit months after making his allegations public.

For Feldman, he said the abuse started when his father’s assistant, a man in his 20s by the name of “Ron”, had given him a concoction of drugs and put a hand on the teenager’s thigh.

The paedo problem in Hollywood has been compared to the Jimmy Savile scandal

“We should be talking to the district attorneys and the lawmakers in California, especially because this is where the entertainment industry is and this is a place where adults have more direct and inappropriate connection with children than probably anywhere else in the world.”

Weinstein has ‘unequivocally denied’ all allegations of non-consensual sex.

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